AGACNP Nursing Exam certification Exam
What legislation allowed nurse practitioners to be recognized Medicare providers in all
geographical areas with their own provider number? - Correct Answer- Affordable Care Act
A patient has fully recovered from septic shock due to bacteremia. The patient has been accepted
to a long-term acute care facility for continuation of antibiotic therapy. The infectious disease
physician has not seen the patient in two days. The adult-gerontology acute care nurse
practitioner:
contacts the physician to determine the appropriate duration of antibiotic therapy.
notifies medical staff services that the physician has not seen the patient.
waits for the physician to come see the patient.
writes transfer orders for the patient. - Correct Answer- contacts the physician to determine the
appropriate duration of antibiotic therapy.
A 70-year-old patient with a history of diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, and a new diagnosis of
coronary artery disease, is being discharged. The adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner
teaches the patient that the first point of contact for health care needs is the:
cardiologist.
endocrinologist.
primary care provider.
rheumatologist. - Correct Answer- primary care provider